Hard decisions....UPDATE - MyCorgi.com2024-03-28T19:56:10Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/hard-decisions?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A1569023&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm sorry to hear that Jane,…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-07-06:1150197:Comment:15723162012-07-06T17:35:59.852ZAnna Morellihttp://mycorgi.com/profile/AnnaMorelli
<p>I'm sorry to hear that Jane, I know how hard it can be.</p>
<p>I'm sorry to hear that Jane, I know how hard it can be.</p> I love the video!! I hope th…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-07-06:1150197:Comment:15724892012-07-06T14:19:39.744ZJennifer Markleyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JenniferMarkley
<p>I love the video!! I hope that Franklin being calm will do like you said and help Kirby settle in! I know this has to be a heart-wrenching time for you...I really hope that you all can find peace in whatever decision you make!</p>
<p>I love the video!! I hope that Franklin being calm will do like you said and help Kirby settle in! I know this has to be a heart-wrenching time for you...I really hope that you all can find peace in whatever decision you make!</p> I can't deny that them playin…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-07-06:1150197:Comment:15724862012-07-06T14:11:25.727ZRachael McClanahanhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/rain
<p>I can't deny that them playing so well right now is making me smile :) I hope that he starts to settle in and go back to his normal neurotic self for you! </p>
<p>I can't deny that them playing so well right now is making me smile :) I hope that he starts to settle in and go back to his normal neurotic self for you! </p> Love the video...maybe having…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-07-06:1150197:Comment:15725852012-07-06T13:18:58.970ZJane Christensenhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JaneChristensen
<p>Love the video...maybe having more room for the 2 to romp will help????</p>
<p>Love the video...maybe having more room for the 2 to romp will help????</p> Like you said Anna most dogs…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-07-06:1150197:Comment:15726412012-07-06T13:12:38.977ZJane Christensenhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JaneChristensen
<p>Like you said Anna most dogs don't fall into this catagory but my last Corgi rescue last fall had to be euthanized:( He was a large #43 corgi and I had to keep him seperated at all times as I believe he would have killed any of my corgis...given the chance. We could not take the chance...again had he been properly socialized and trained as a pup maybe this wouldn't have happened...this was not a life for the dog or any unknowing family...</p>
<p>Like you said Anna most dogs don't fall into this catagory but my last Corgi rescue last fall had to be euthanized:( He was a large #43 corgi and I had to keep him seperated at all times as I believe he would have killed any of my corgis...given the chance. We could not take the chance...again had he been properly socialized and trained as a pup maybe this wouldn't have happened...this was not a life for the dog or any unknowing family...</p> I have my fingers and toes cr…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-07-06:1150197:Comment:15722852012-07-06T13:10:25.515ZAnna Morellihttp://mycorgi.com/profile/AnnaMorelli
<p>I have my fingers and toes crossed!</p>
<p>I have my fingers and toes crossed!</p> Yeah I think sometimes maybe…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-07-06:1150197:Comment:15725582012-07-06T05:30:43.988ZMelissa and Franklin!http://mycorgi.com/profile/Melissa919
<p>Yeah I think sometimes maybe the best we can do for them is pull them from a bad situation and place them in a better one, maybe that "better one" is our home, but maybe it is a place with a more suitable owner who will love and dote on them like they deserve. Watching my friend with Kirby makes me want to just drop him off at her doorstep Lol! They get along so well together and he ADORES her. He's only met her a few times but he is head over heels for her, not like with anybody else he…</p>
<p>Yeah I think sometimes maybe the best we can do for them is pull them from a bad situation and place them in a better one, maybe that "better one" is our home, but maybe it is a place with a more suitable owner who will love and dote on them like they deserve. Watching my friend with Kirby makes me want to just drop him off at her doorstep Lol! They get along so well together and he ADORES her. He's only met her a few times but he is head over heels for her, not like with anybody else he knows. We will see what happens in the future after he adjusts to this move.</p> At school we adopt 12 dogs fr…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-07-05:1150197:Comment:15707972012-07-05T02:50:45.951ZMelissa and Franklin!http://mycorgi.com/profile/Melissa919
At school we adopt 12 dogs from animal control and train them for the 9 months of the school yearly. This year we had a young pitbull who was super sweet at school she got adopted out and began having behavioral problems. I just found out last week she is now in the shelter again and talking to the shelter staff she now has dog aggression and has shown severe aggression towards staff members. It really hit home how much the shelter system can change a dog. This was a super friendly sweet girl…
At school we adopt 12 dogs from animal control and train them for the 9 months of the school yearly. This year we had a young pitbull who was super sweet at school she got adopted out and began having behavioral problems. I just found out last week she is now in the shelter again and talking to the shelter staff she now has dog aggression and has shown severe aggression towards staff members. It really hit home how much the shelter system can change a dog. This was a super friendly sweet girl now considered unhandleable Hi Melissa,
I'm coming into t…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-07-04:1150197:Comment:15706762012-07-04T22:41:12.718ZJenniferhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JenniferJohnson
<p>Hi Melissa,</p>
<p>I'm coming into this a little late as I'm a new member (as of today), but your post was the first I'd read and I know exactly what you're feeling about Kirby. I have a Corgi Poo named Sally who's been with me for close to 3 months. I adopted her from the local Humane Society when she was relinquished by her previous owner (and possible breeder? - jury's still out on that one). </p>
<p>I lost my labrador Shelby, aka Bubba, last November after 13 wonderful years. It was…</p>
<p>Hi Melissa,</p>
<p>I'm coming into this a little late as I'm a new member (as of today), but your post was the first I'd read and I know exactly what you're feeling about Kirby. I have a Corgi Poo named Sally who's been with me for close to 3 months. I adopted her from the local Humane Society when she was relinquished by her previous owner (and possible breeder? - jury's still out on that one). </p>
<p>I lost my labrador Shelby, aka Bubba, last November after 13 wonderful years. It was the toughest decision I think I've ever had to make, and yet the most compassionate one. I too am more of a Labrador type person (I think) - Shelby was with me the longest and previous dogs were usually of the medium size - border collie/blue heeler type. I considered getting another lab or lab mix, but was concerned about placing too many expectations on a new "lab" to be like Bubba. Bubba and I had each other figured out completely and the cats adored her (she thought it was her job to break up cat fights and protect "her" cats at all times, at least until her hips wouldn't let her anymore). </p>
<p>Sally seemed only slightly timid, was cute they said she'd been there a month and never once soiled her kennel - so I thought I that she would come out of herself and relax once she had a forever home and be nearly house broken (she was 8 months when I brought her home). </p>
<p>I realize that my experience with smaller dogs is limited, but I have a neighbor who has a Pembroke Corgi and I adore that little dog. It was my mistake to think that Sally would be similar (not exact, my expectations were more realistic). She is not. She is clingy in ways I never expected - she's nearly tripped my mother by being only inches from her feet at all times (mom is 72) and will follow me everywhere at all times (something I'm not at all used to). And she's not entirely housebroken. She CAN hold things, if she's kenneled, but if not she seems impervious to training to let me know when she needs to go outside. She's even been known to go outside (which we do 6-8 times a day) and then come inside and soil on the floor/rug within 30 minutes. Most times she won't go outside by herself... she'll stand outside the door and wait for me, or jump back into the porch through the cat door and sit outside the door, then, if I let her in, she'll soil on the flooor. This has gotten better since Dexter joined us - I can close the door and she'll remain outside with him for a time. (Dexter on the other hand will roam the back yard until he's tired, find a shady place and take a nap). She CAN hold things, but more often than not, refuses to and has made little progress in telling me when she has to go - she also has no apparent interest in any type of training or toys at all.</p>
<p>So, with all that said, I'm still struggling with the kind of dog I'd like to have and the kind of dog she is. She would be perfectly suited for someone who wants to dote on her and make her the princess she deserves. Sadly, that is not me. I am no princess and I've never had dogs that were. I like independence and confidence in a dog, something Dexter is already displaying even as a 2 mo. old pup. He's attentive, plays with toys and interacts with me well, and learns quickly. I find myself comparing the two and hoping (once the puppies are old enough) that I can find a better suited "forever home" for Sally. </p>
<p>I too feel guilty most of the time that I haven't "clicked" with her the way I have with Dexter. I take Dexter to work with me (a luxury I know) and we do fine. Sally gets very very car sick - even with a 20 minute drive to the vet - Dex likes to put his nose to the wind and do what a dog does. </p>
<p>If it weren't for the puppies, I think I would have been actively pursuing another home for Sally.. a GOOD home, but another just the same. I often think that it's just wrong that while I feel the urge to hug and kiss Dex and make plans for his future (I'm thinking some agility training) I don't see the same potential, or feeling for Sally. More often than not, I just plain feel frustrated and uncaring. </p>
<p>On a side note though, Sally does seem to be a little happier with Dexter around since I know she was with other dogs before she was surrendered... she plays very well with him and has already taught him well, that the doggie gate to the bathroom is as close as he will be getting to her puppies, at least for now.</p>
<p>Hang in there. I've read the replies to your original post and it's confirmed for me, that I am most likely a one dog person, and that dog needs to be an active participant in the relationship and willing to adapt to the needs of the household. I will do my best to find her the best ever home I can, when the time is right.</p> Jennifer, I know you were sa…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-07-04:1150197:Comment:15707312012-07-04T22:31:33.359ZAnna Morellihttp://mycorgi.com/profile/AnnaMorelli
<p>Jennifer, I know you were sad about the Aussie and the end result with that dog and I can obviously not speak to this individual case. The point I want to make is that a good Rescue has to be able to make the hard decisions and occasionally put down a dog that they consider not adoptable, or a dog with a bite history. I have been involved with Rescue most of my life and have seen some Rescues place dogs in the hands of unsuspecting adopters that should never have been adopted out because…</p>
<p>Jennifer, I know you were sad about the Aussie and the end result with that dog and I can obviously not speak to this individual case. The point I want to make is that a good Rescue has to be able to make the hard decisions and occasionally put down a dog that they consider not adoptable, or a dog with a bite history. I have been involved with Rescue most of my life and have seen some Rescues place dogs in the hands of unsuspecting adopters that should never have been adopted out because of severe behavior risks. This does a disservice to the people adopting, as well as to the dog itself. Thankfully, few dogs fall into this category, but some do.</p>